Manager Technology & Information Governance

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Our Human Resources Department is focused on ALDI’s most valuable asset: our people. With teams including Administration, Employee Communications, Payroll & Benefits, Human Resource Information Systems, Legal, Risk & Security, Recruitment and Training & Development, HR makes sure that ALDI continues to employ talented and motivated people that are focused on preserving the supportive culture we're known for.

Position Type: Full-Time
Starting Salary: $176,000
Salary Increases: Year 2 - $186,250 | Year 3 - $196,750 
Work Location: Aurora, IL
This role is eligible to participate in ALDI’s Hybrid Work Program, which allows remote work up to 3 days per week (i.e., work remotely up to 3 days per week; work in-office at least 2 days per week).

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Ensures the training, development, and performance of their team’s staff to retain a motivated, professional workforce that achieves their career objectives.
• Recruits and recommends qualified employees for their team’s staff positions.
• Establishes, communicates and evaluates job responsibilities, priorities and performance expectations to their team to ensure a mutual understanding of desired results.
• Understands the overarching company strategy while communicating and modeling the core values of the organization to create a sense of teamwork and membership among employees.
• Reports on information governance progress and makes recommendations to leadership regarding changes to improve policies and procedures.
• Provides guidance and training to teams on information governance principles and practices.
• Evaluates and recommends the use of off-the-shelf or custom developed software.
• Consults with leadership on the development of their team's strategy.
• Advises leadership to source external vendors for applicable services when appropriate.
• Liaises with applicable areas of the business to ensure appropriate collaboration and timely, efficientcommunication flow
• Consults with the business to effectively design and streamline applicable processes within the organization.
• Keeps up-to-date on external best practices and relevant changes to their field/area; communicates updates to leadership.
• Communicates and assures compliance with the Office Employee Handbook and established policies and procedures.
• Implements information retention and destruction policies in accordance with legal, regulatory, and business requirements.
• Establishes and maintains an information governance framework, including roles, processes, and tools for managing information across its lifecycle.
• Oversees information retention, ensuring regulatory compliance and mitigating risks related to data privacy and security.
• Oversees Legal Hold and eDiscovery activities in accordance with direction from counsel.
• Collaborates with information stewards and business units to maintain information integrity.
• Conducts audits and assessments to ensure compliance with information governance policies and regulatory requirements.
• Reviews applicable contracts for alignment with information governance best practices and organizational goals.
• Maintains and administers legal service management tooling.
• Manages the overall maintenance of existing programs and Legal IT systems.
• Implements information and policy process improvements and technology solutions to enhance the effectiveness of the Legal team and meet organizational goals.
• Creates appropriate documentation and effectively communicates status and potential organizational changes that may result out of a project’s scope.
• Leads and manages a technology and information governance staff.
• Lead and manage their team by driving projects and tasks to completion through effective prioritization, work planning, resource allocation, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Identifies cost-saving opportunities and potential process improvements.
• Serves as the primary link between their team’s staff and leadership to ensure understanding of company goals, objectives, and opportunities for improvement.
• Complies with ALDI privacy and security requirements and policies if job responsibilities include possible access to confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job-specific Competencies: 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Consistently demonstrates the ALDI Acts Competencies as outlined for the role.
• Ability to recommend, interpret, and/or apply company policies and procedures. 
• Gives attention to detail and follows instruction. 
• Ability to lead and manage a team.
• Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the growth and job performance of direct reports. 
• Understands the history, strategy, organizational authority, interdependence of job duties, products, systems, and services of the company. 
• Conflict management skills. 
• Knowledge of business system environments and processing requirements. 
• Understands overall data flow from user specifications considering all input and output, hardware, software, and the operating environment.
• Knowledge of computer hardware components and their function relative to the overall operation of the equipment. 
• Knowledge of the functions and purposes of software in a personal/network computer environment for organizing and analyzing files and information. 
• Ability to define specifications from user requirements. 
• Ability to facilitate group involvement when conducting meetings. 
• Negotiation skills. 
• Knowledge of legal technology solutions and legal data and information practices. 
• Ability to work collaboratively with international and local stakeholders and business partners. 
• Ability to navigate complex environments and drive change. 
• Ability to evaluate work performance and motivate behavior change among direct reports when necessary. 
• Effective time management; maximizes productivity.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge required.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Business, Legal, or Information Governance Technology and retail operations required Or, a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
• Previous experience leading and managing a team.

Physical Requirements:

• Work may be performed in an office, remote office or a combination of both where a computer and office equipment may be used as needed to perform duties.
• Regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, stand and move from one area to another.
• Constantly and repeatedly use keyboard/mouse.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, bend, lift and move up to 25 lbs. 

Travel:

• International & Domestic travel maybe required.
• Up to 10%.

ALDI offers competitive wages and benefits, to all employees including:

• 401(k) Plan
• Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• PerkSpot National Discount Program

In addition, full-time employees are offered:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Generous Vacation Time & 7 Paid Holidays
• Up to 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave at 100% of pay
• Up to 2 Weeks Paid Caregiver Leave at 100% of pay
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance

*Full-time employees average 30 or more hours per week within an annual lookback period

**Benefits offered to full-time and part-time employees may vary by state

ALDI is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), we do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual stereotyping, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), or any other protected characteristic. Employment may be contingent upon ALDI's receipt of an acceptable and job-related drug test, motor vehicle report, and/or reference check, as applicable and permissible by law.